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In this First Quarter Review, Chief Investment Officer, Mark Kinney, discusses our investment strategy for volatile times and a unique new private investment we made – an opportunistic play on an out-of-favour sector. If your portfolio is not benefiting from broad asset class exposure and ... Keep Reading "Q1 Quarterly Investment Update" >

Managing your retirement income in the most tax effective way is smart financial planning. In this post, we address three of the most common questions about structuring retirement income. These are the basic facts, but everyone’s situation is different. It’s always advisable to consult a tax ... Keep Reading "3 retirement income questions answered" >

The Newport wealth management group expanded again today with the addition of Yasmeen Seddiq, a Chartered Investment Manager who brings more than a decade of international and domestic investment and financial planning experience with major financial institutions. Yasmeen joins Newport as a ... Keep Reading "Newport wealth management group expands with new hire" >

Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau presented the 2019 Budget Plan on March 19th. Compared to past years, there are few significant measures in this budget and no tax rate reductions for individuals or corporations. This post summarizes some of the federal budget changes that are relevant to ... Keep Reading "What the federal budget means for you" >

For most of Canada, this past winter has been colder and snowier than average. Fortunately, with longer daylight hours, spring is finally approaching and our thoughts turn to warmer weather and, for gardening enthusiasts, digging into our outdoor spaces. It’s funny how some of the best ... Keep Reading "Why gardeners make better investors" >

Today is International Women’s Day and the campaign theme for 2019 is #BalanceforBetter, a slogan that calls for a more gender-balanced world, including greater gender balance in income and wealth. Although the gender gap in personal income has narrowed in Canada over the past several decades – ... Keep Reading "Celebrating financial empowerment on International Women’s Day" >

We live in amazing times with so many things easily accessible and available almost instantaneously. Don’t feel like cooking? Dinner can be delivered to your doorstep within minutes using one of the many food delivery apps. Have a cheque to cash? Snap a picture and consider it done. While there ... Keep Reading "Protecting a most valuable asset: your identity." >